The Backlash Mission (The Blackcollar Series Book 2)

Name: The Backlash Mission (The Blackcollar Series Book 2)
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (243 reviews)
Author: Timothy Zahn

by Timothy Zahn

Thriller Science Fiction

4.3 (243)

4.3 stars from 243 reviews

438 pages~7.3 hr readPublished by Open Road MediaPublished 2012-10-16

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy military sci-fi with tight tactical plotting and morally grey characters operating in occupied territories.
You loved the first Blackcollar book and want more of Caine's story alongside deeper worldbuilding.
You appreciate authors who build tension through uncertainty about whose side people are really on.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer character-driven stories over plot-heavy narratives with strategic complexity.
You want standalone novels rather than sequels that assume familiarity with the previous book.
You're looking for space opera scope and grand galactic politics rather than a grounded resistance story.

About this book

Allen Caine returns in this sequel to Blackcollar. Set in twenty-fifth-century Denver, Earth has been occupied by the alien Ryqril race following a devastating invasion. The Terran Democratic Empire is now under Ryqril control. The blackcollars, once resistance warriors, now work as security for Denver's criminal organizations. After completing a year of blackcollar training on the planet Plinry, Caine and his elite team travel to Earth to launch an operation against the Ryqril puppet government. However, they face uncertainty about whether the remaining blackcollars in Denver will support their mission or oppose it.

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Currently 4.3★ from 243 reviews

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